Voter Participation Critical in First Delta Election

The National Mediation Board (NMB) this week mailed telephone and Internet voting instructions to nearly 100 Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines Flight Simulator Technicians (Sim Techs), opening a three-week voting period in the first IAM election since Delta acquired Northwest.

First IAM Election at Delta Air Lines Underway

The National Mediation Board (NMB) yesterday mailed telephone and Internet voting instructions to nearly 100 Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines flight simulator technicians, opening a three week voting period in the first IAM election since Delta acquired Northwest.

NMB Announces First Machinists Election at Delta

The National Mediation Board (NMB) has announced the dates for a union representation election for flight simulator technicians (Sim Techs) at Delta Air Lines.

New York DOL Orders Delta to Pay Up

The value and power of an IAM contract was on prominent display in a recent ruling from the New York State Department of Labor (DOL), settling a dispute over how often IAM members at Northwest Airlines in New York would be paid.

NMB Schedules First Machinist Union Election at Delta Air Lines

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Washington D.C., January 12, 2010 - “In spite of opposition from Delta Air Lines, the National Mediation Board (NMB) has scheduled the first union representation election following the merger of Delta and Northwest Airlines,”...

NMB Considers Rule Change for Air and Rail Elections

In what would be a dramatic improvement to the rules governing union elections for airline and railroad employees, the National Mediation Board (NMB) is weighing a request from the AFL-CIO to allow representational elections to be decided by a majority of workers who cast ballots.

Legislative Issues Update

Columbia,Panama, South Korea Free Trade Agreements are currently in sleep mode which is great. 

EFCA(Employee Free Choice Act) will hopefully be taken up in 111th Congress.

Trade Act Bill will be resubmitted to the 111th Congress H.R.6180// S.3080.

LM30 Reporting- Congressman Obey says he has no problem defunding in 2009, we will wait and see.

Airline Merger Delta/ Northwestsigned off by Justice Department and approved by shareholders.  Now we will try and win the organizing drive between Northwest/Delta employees.